Being rational does not necessarily mean that you have to think what others might be thinking for rationality means you consider what is most beneficial and try to balance it out with the negative effects of a specific actions. The benefits and detriments of a certain act might be varied in each person.
Answer:
Journal entry For Depreciation
Date Account and explanation Debit Credit
July 1 Depreciation expense $7,500
(105000/7)*6/12
Accumulated depreciation-Machine $7,500
(To record Depreciation)
1) Journal entry
Date Account and explanation Debit Credit
July 1 Cash $45,500
Accumulated depreciation-Machine $67,500
Machine $105,000
Gain on Sale of Machine $8,000
(To record sale of Machine)
2) Journal entry
Date Account and explanation Debit Credit
July 1 Cash $25,000
Accumulated depreciation-Machine $67,500
(105000/7*4.5)
Loss on sale of machine $12,500
Machine $105,000
(To record sale of Machine)
This is tough to answer in 3-5 sentences, and tends to also be a heavy identifier of your possible political leanings. You'll have to apologize if some of mine leak out in the response, but this is a question we debate hotly more frequently than every 4 years.
In general, international trade can help increase the GDP and overall profits for US-based corporations. However, if all we do is export, and we don't import, other countries don't look favorably upon that and may heavily tax our goods to counter this.
I believe we do need to be thoughtful about the amounts and kinds of international trade that we engage in. For example, farming is always a hotly debated issue for international trade, in part because farmers in other countries with a dramatically lower cost of living OR farmers in countries with a favorable currency rate (exchange from their currency to our dollars gives them an advantage) can undercut our farmers here in the US, many of whom are already struggling.
There are also those who are worried that when we import produce from countries that have not outlawed pesticides we know are carcinogenic, for instance, this creates not only a disadvantage for US farmers, but also for consumers who may be concerned about health issues.
As another example of this, many countries outlawed import of US beef during the Mad Cow Epidemic. We in turn also placed bans on importing beef from the UK.
These are examples of why it's important to be thoughtful about trade, but there are certainly many others, including decline in production jobs within the US that have left cities like Detroit a ghost town (this was formerly the hub of our automotive industry production).
Answer:
$133,100
Explanation:
Given that,
Finished goods inventory, April 1 = $33,400
Finished goods inventory, April 30 = $27,300
Total cost of goods manufactured = $127,000
Cost of goods sold:
= Cost of goods manufactured + Beginning Finished goods inventory - Ending Finished goods inventory
= $127,000 + $33,400 - $27,300
= $133,100
Therefore, the cost of goods sold for April is $133,100.
Answer:
The correct answer is option c.
Explanation:
The only kind of market structure where the price is set by market forces and not the firms is pure competition. The firms in other market structures such as oligopoly, monopoly and monopolistic competition are price setters.
The market for wheat is a pure competition as there is a large number of sellers who are producing identical products. The firms are price takers and the price is determined by market forces.
